Collar



sept; 13, 1927. 1,642,544

. 1 H. GILMER COLLAR Filed July 27, 1922 BAL .5 my 3' In/UenZo-r Ludwelilnc l5 turn-down partr deflected' to show Athe tab,

Patentedr Sept. 13, 1927.

,UNITED ys'rflnsy rxriazNTg OFFICE.

LUDWELL H. GILMER, OF PHILADELHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

COLLAR.

" Application filed July 27, 1922. serial No. 577,817.

. perspective View of the collar illustrated in Fig. l, the neclrband and turn-down part being folded together with a corner of the andFig. 3 isa View similar to that shown in Fig. 2 with ya'neclrtie combined with kthe collar and engaged by the'tab.

30 ends brought together as illustrated in Figs.

As illustratedin thev drawings, a collar comprising the neckband 1 and the 'turnf down part 2 is provided on the endl oi theneckband with a tab 3 extending downwardly from the top thereof and iiXed to the .25 band by' sewing thepparts togetherffs'o that the tab shall be hinged on ,the line 4 4; parallel to the top of the neckband, the bottom of the tab being adapted to be deflected outwardly. When the' collar is folded and the 2 and 3 the tab will be covered by the turndown part in its normal position. The sec' n 'tion 5 of the necktie, which lies between the parts land 2, is engaged under the tab 3 and thereby prevented from rising, the knot 5 of the tie being prevented by thetab from moving out of its symmetrical relation to the collar. Y

Having described,k myl invention, I claimz- Y fold-over collar comprising a neckband and a fold-over wing, end portions of said band extending past theends of said V;

wing, and a tie-engaging tab secured to andl depending from the upper edge of one of saidend portions. 'j

2. A collar comprising a neck-band and a fold-over wing, end-portions of said band ing from the upper edge of one of said endportions adjacent the free endV thereof.

3. A collar comprising a neckband, a fold-over wing secured centrally to said band,endportions of said band extending pastthe ends of said wing 'and adapted to ybesecured in position on the collar-band of a shirt in overlapped relation, and a tieengaging tab .secured Vto and depending from the upper edgeof the overlapping end of the band. n 'Y In testimony whereofI have hereunto set my name this 19th dav of kJuly 1922.

. LUDwELL H. ILMER.

vextendingpast the ends of said wing, andi` va tie-engaging tab secured to and depend-V 5C 'i 

